Noah Peeri

SPH student wins prestigious American Society for Nutrition award

By Sally Crocker Congratulations go to UNTHSC School of Public Health (SPH) PhD - Epidemiology student Noah Peeri, who has been awarded First Place in the American Society for Nutrition’s (ASN’s) highly competitive “Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science Poster Competition,” Neuroscience, Cognitive Function and Chronobiology Group, at the organization’s recent annual conference, Nutrition 2019, in Baltimore,…
Bethany Smith

Alumni Profile – Bethany Smith

By Sally Crocker Meet Bethany N. Smith, RN, BSN, MPH, MS, a May 2019 graduate of the UNTHSC MPH-Professional Option degree program. Smith is Campus Nurse for a middle school in the Weatherford Independent School District (WISD). Her job covers four main areas. She sees and cares for students with sore throats, cuts and scratches…
Estherannan

Class project on U.S. tuberculosis risk gains interest from CDC, American Thoracic Society

By Sally Crocker Under the mentorship of SPH professors Eun-Young Mun, PhD, and Erica Stockbridge, PhD, UNTHSC School of Public Health student Esther Annan recently tackled some of the key gaps and misperceptions related to managing U.S. tuberculosis risk in one of the highest-identified priority populations, those with Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI). LTBI is a…
Meeca

Alumni Profile – Mecca Chenier, MPAS, MPH, PA-C

By Sally Crocker Currently working as Physician Assistant for Parkland Health and Hospital System – Correctional Health, Dallas. In this position, Chenier provides medical services to incarcerated youth, offering education and encouragement “to an often forgotten, dismissed population,” she says. “To have the greatest impact on these youth, I must recognize the social determinants of…
Unt Health Science Center 2019 Graduation. May 18, 2019.

Small town boy’s inspirations lead to good works and 2019 Faculty Achievement Award

By Sally Crocker Thad Miller, DrPH, MPH, School of Public Health Associate Professor of Health Behavior and Health Systems and this year’s UNTHSC Faculty Achievement Award winner, has been inspired by many influences in his life: family, his desire to serve others through faith and community, the opportunity to create change in the world through research…